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As mainstream manufacturers such as the Renault-Nissan alliance and General Motors battle to establish themselves as leaders in zero-emission transportation, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has interesting developments in store for its i-MiEV, the world’s first mass-produced electric vehicle. Drivers of the electric cars will soon be able to...

Next time you are at the bike shop and longingly pick up a feather-light frame, don’t be the too quick to bemoan the weight of your own bike – instead spare a thought for 150-tonne creation built by farmers in honour of the Tour de France. Farmers in the Loire region built the bicycle, which is over 40m tall and 100m long from cylindrical...

At present, there are so few electric cars available to buy that you are more likely to spot a £250,000 Rolls Royce Phantom on the road than a battery-powered family car. The recent launch of an electric version of the world’s most luxurious car begs the question: Is the electric car destined to amount to little more than an expensive...

Tweet Our own successful attempt last week to pull a caravan with a bicycle prompted us to ponder the limits of what a bicycle is capable of towing. The QTvan is a miniature caravan designed specifically to be towed by a bicycle, but many other heavy objects such as jet skis, sailing dinghies and even cars have been pulled by bicycles with...

What better time than Wimbledon fortnight to invest in a roof for your bicycle? The annual tennis championships are widely acknowledged to be a thinly-disguised rain dance that brings wet weather to all parts of the country, but cyclists who invest in a Veltop need not fear the inevitable downpours. The Veltop bicycle roof system promises...

If a greater number of MPs and other opinion formers used bicycles it would boost cycling by encouraging others to follow suit, according to the organisers of this year’s All-Party Parliamentary Cycling Group bike ride. The ride started at the London Eye and took a group of 120 riders on a trip around Westminster before finishing at the...

It’s the ideal accessory for cyclists who demand the height of luxury on their camping trips – a fully-equipped, single-berth caravan designed to be towed by a bicycle. The caravan boasts a full-sized single bed, 19” TV, drinks cabinet and tea-making facilities. The ETA commissioned the bicycle caravan during Green Transport Week to...

Celebrity owners of the £250,000 Rolls Royce Phantom such as David Beckham, Simon Cowell and Alan Sugar pay less to travel through central London than users of London transport; tube fares can be 50 per cent more expensive than being chauffeured by Phantom over the same distance, according to the Environmental Transport Association (ETA)....

The idea of a cycling date might not be everyone’s cup of tea. Hours bent over the handlebars, trying your best to look elegant or dapper (not always easy on a bike), whilst attempting to make small talk, could actually be some peoples worst nightmare. So to overcome all of the above and make the notion of a cycling date attractive to the...

The idea of using a powerful handlebar-mounted laser to keep inattentive motorists on their toes will appeal to many cyclists, but the design by Emily Brooke of Brighton University is not intended to leave a trail of smouldering vehicle in its wake – rather it projects an image onto the road to increase the cyclist’s visibility to...